Shirt retainer



Dec. 20, 1927. 1353,2815

R. J. JOHNSON sfim'r RETAINER Filed March 1925 .Jnhn sun ill iatenteclDec. 20, 1 927.

onn er, J, Jamison, or sroxenn, wasnmeron.

RETAINER.

' Application filed March-31, 1925; Serial No; 19,681

inc present-invention relates to improve ments in retaining devices foruse upon wear ng apparel, and'the primary object of the invention is toprovides device of this character which is especially well adapted toruse in preventing the lower portions of ashirt from working upward outof thetrou sers of the wearer. 7

A further SlfQOhGl ElrQ- l Qll-tlillllSlO pro- 4121136121302 shirts,which lrs oi theashirt: for 'ng. thelo i the. device.

A, still further object of the. invention is to provid a device OfllllSclni'acter which is extremely simple in construction, and which maybecrcad-ily ad usted longitude nally lLO l'IlGGlJ the requirements o ttheeperson wearing the device. 7

A still further object of the invention being to i provide aretainer'Off the character described embodying sanitary features of construction,and being so formed as to become sell adjusting when placed in pos1t1onupon the wearer.

Other objects and advantages ot the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following detailed description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and in which drawing,

Figure 1 is a view showing the improved retainer in position upon awearer for preventing the shirt -lfroin being pulled upwardly.

Figure 2 is a plan. view of the outer side of the preferred form of theinvention, the same being shown in a fiat condition.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the outer side of a slightly modified form ofthe invention from that shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure l is a longitudinal section on the line l-4: of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the connection betweenthe elastic and inelastic portions of the retainer as illustrated inFigure 2. g

Referring to the drawing in detail, and wherein siinilar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views,the letter A may designate the showing of the preferred form of theinvention, and B the modified forin thereof.

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'' er portions; of the t shirt below thewaistline in avinannerso as.- tonot afford any discomfort to the wearer not i In the-example shown, theshirt Cinaybe of the coattype, embodying a tail portion 6 andfrontblanks Ydlvidd centrally-eithefrontsof the shirt as is customary intheconstructionot coatshirts i 1 Referring first to the form A oi -theinvention, and which is of cY-shape in plan, the .saineeinbodies tvo-strips of elastic webbin-g 9 arranged'in V-shaped converging relation to one another; and joined at the apex sectit 1% to one end ofananelastic tang portion 10. This inelastic portion 10, whichinaybebfleather or other suitable flexible niateri a1, its-formed:otindependent inner and outensectious, ll and. 12 respectively arranged. in, ali ning relation one upon' the othcnand formed attheir-innenendswith enlargedhead portions 13 betweenwhich-thee innerends oi the elastic webbrngs 9 are dis-.

posed an d ecured as. by stitchin'gs 14 extends ing thro elongated netal damping loop 17 associated;

therewith for cooperating in receiving a por tion of the shirt materialin a well known manner. A flexible non-elastic strip 18 is loopedthrough the stud port-ion 16 and extends inwardly upon itself, and hasits inner ends secured between the outer end portions of the sections 11and 12 as by stitchings 19. A transverse stitching 20 provided in thefolds of the strip 18 at'a point adjacent the terminals of the sections11 and 12, i

forms a loop opening 21 for reception of one end of the clamping loop17.

The elastic strips 9 which are extensible for adjustment of the retainerto meet the,

preferably being provided, with two cross V n the webbingna-nd headportionsj '18. Theclusp lo, preferably includes atternnnally disposedstud portion ltiliavlng anv bars at their inner ends, the terminal crossi bars 24- forining an anchor for the looped ends of the strips 9, andthe cross bar 29 forming attaching means for one end of the non-elasticclasp strip 28.

' In the modified form of the invention Lil illustrated in Figure 3, andwherein the principle of the longitudinally adjustable elastic portionsand the non-extensible por tion is carried out in a slightly differentmanner; in this showing, the adjustable elas-- tic portion is of asingle strip in contradistinction to a substantially bifurcated elasticportion as illustrated in Figure 2. In the showing in Figure 3, 9 maydesignate the longitudinally adjustable elastic portion having the clasp25 attached to the looped end 23 thereof, and having its opposite endsecured between the inner ends of a non-extensible portion 10 providedwith the clasp Thus it will be seen that in both forms of the retaineris embodied the principle of a fastener adapted to engage the garment,which is non-adjustably carried by a piece of cloth, leather, or othernon-extensible material, and to which latter is connected one or morepieces of elastic material, which support in an adjustable manner, theother clasp or fastener for engaging the garment.

In use, the clasp 15 may first be attached to the bottom portion of theback of the shirt, and thebifurcated or extensible elas tic portions 9brought between the legs and the clasps attached to the respectivefronts 7 of the shirt. in use of the form as shown in Figure 3, it willbecome necessary to place both fronts 7 of the shirt in the clasp 15,should the shirt upon, which the retainer is being used be of the coattype as is illustrated in the drawing.

From the foregoing description of this invention it will be apparentthat an extremely eflicient device of this character has been providedwhich embodies hygienic principles, and which may be worn withoutdiscomfort when applied for the purpose for which it is intended Changesin detail may be made to the forms of the invention herein shown anddescribed, without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the follow-- ing claim.

I claim:

A shlrt retaining device comprising a tang portlon embodying superposedinelastic ROBERT J'l. JOHNSON.

